The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
Matthew 18:32 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Then his lord called him in, and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt, because you begged me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then his master called him and said to him, You contemptible and wicked attendant! I forgave and cancelled all that [great] debt of yours because you begged me to. American Standard Version (1901) Then his lord called him unto him, and saith to him, Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me: Common English Bible His master called the first servant and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you appealed to me. Catholic Public Domain Version Then his lord called him, and he said to him: 'You wicked servant, I forgave you all your debt, because you pleaded with me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then his lord called him; and said to him: Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me: |
The lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
Shouldn't you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?'
*But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.
*He said to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, you wicked servant! You knew that I am an exacting man, taking up that which I didn't lay down, and reaping that which I didn't sow.
Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.